You can use Outlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac, to schedule an online meeting using Microsoft Teams or Skype if supported in your organization. If your account is configured for dial-in conferencing, the online meeting request will automatically include the phone number and conference ID.
To schedule an online meeting in Outlook for Mac take these steps.
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In Calendar view, select New Event.
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Give your event a name in the New Event field.
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Add invitees to the Add required people field. Select Optional to Add optional people. You can invite entire contact groups.
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Select a Date, then set the event duration time from and to, or select the toggle if you want to make it an All day event. You can also choose the drop down next to Does not repeat if you want to set this event up to repeat daily, weekly, etc.
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Add a Location to your meeting as applicable.
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Select the toggle for a Teams Meeting or Skype Meeting, if available in your organization.
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If necessary, confirm installation. If your organization uses Skype for Business, see install Skype for Business. If your organization uses Microsoft Teams, the add-in will be installed automatically.
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Online meetings are not supported with IMAP and POP accounts.
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If you would like, you can add notes or an agenda to your event in the text area.
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Select Save.
Tip: You can also invite people who are outside of your organization. Just be sure to add them as guests before the meeting starts or they will have to join anonymously.
To schedule an online meeting in Outlook take these steps.
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In Calendar view, select Meeting.
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Select Teams Meeting or Skype Meeting. per availability in your organization.
If necessary, confirm installation:
> If your organization uses Skype for Business, see install Skype for Business.
> If your organization uses Microsoft Teams, the add-in will be installed automatically. -
Add invitees to the To field. You can invite entire contact groups (formerly known as distribution lists). Add your meeting subject, location, start time, and end time.
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Choose Send.
You can also invite people from outside your organization from Outlook. Just be sure to add them as guests before the meeting starts or they will have to join anonymously.
Make every meeting online
You can have every meeting that you create automatically include the option to be online (instead of manually setting it each time).
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In the top toolbar, go to Outlook > Settings
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Within Outlook Preferences > Other, select Calendar
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In the Calendar panel, click the check box by Add online meetings to all meetings.
